General Memory Module Installation Guidelines; Mode-Specific Guidelines - Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

Table 18. Memory population
DIMM Type DIMMs Populated/
Channel
RDIMM 1
2
3
LRDIMM 1
2
3

General memory module installation guidelines

Your system supports Flexible Memory Configuration, enabling the system to be configured and run in
any valid chipset architectural configuration. The following are the recommended guidelines for installing
memory modules:
• RDIMMs and LRDIMMs must not be mixed.
• x4 and x8 DRAM based memory modules can be mixed. For more information, see
guidelines.
• Up to three dual- or single-rank RDIMMs can be populated per channel.
• Up to three LRDIMMs can be populated per channel regardless of rank count.
• Populate memory module sockets only if a processor is installed. For single-processor systems,
sockets A1 to A12 are available. For dual-processor systems, sockets A1 to A12 and sockets B1 to B12
are available.
• Populate all sockets with white release tabs first, then black, and then green.
• Populate the sockets by highest rank count in the following order — first in sockets with white release
levers, then black, and then green. For example, if you want to mix single-rank and dual-rank memory
modules, populate dual-rank memory modules in the sockets with white release tabs and single-rank
memory modules in the sockets with black release tabs.
• When mixing memory modules with different capacities, populate the sockets with memory modules
with highest capacity first. For example, if you want to mix 4 GB and 8 GB memory modules, populate
8 GB memory modules in the sockets with white release tabs and 4 GB memory modules in the
sockets with black release tabs.
• In a dual-processor configuration, the memory configuration for each processor should be identical.
For example, if you populate socket A1 for processor 1, then populate socket B1 for processor 2, and
so on.
• Memory modules of different capacities can be mixed provided other memory population rules are
followed (for example, 4 GB and 8 GB memory modules can be mixed).
• Mixing of more than two memory module capacities in a system is not supported.
• Populate four memory modules per processor (one DIMM per channel) at a time to maximize
performance.

Mode-specific guidelines

Four memory channels are allocated to each processor. The allowable configurations depend on the
memory mode selected.
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Operating Frequency (in
MT/s)
1.2 V
2133, 1866, 1600, 1333
2133, 1866, 1600, 1333
1866, 1600, 1333
2133, 1866, 1600, 1333
2133, 1866, 1600, 1333
1866, 1600, 1333
Maximum DIMM Rank/Channel
Dual rank or single rank
Dual rank or single rank
Dual rank or single rank
Quad rank
Quad rank
Quad rank
Mode-specific